Table 2.

Antifungal activity, lipopeptides and cell-wall degrading enzymes production

	Fungal growth inhibition (%)		Lipopeptide homologues production			Cell-wall degrading enzymes production
Bacillus isolates	F. oxysporium	B. cinerea	Iturin	Fengycin	Surfactin	Protease activitya	Cellulase activityb
9SRTS	83 ± 2	65 ± 2	It A+	–	+	+	++
18SRTS	66 ± 3	66 ± 4	–	–	−	–	++
23SRTS	39 ± 2	48 ± 2	It A+	–	+	–	+
26SRTS	60 ± 2	61 ± 2	It B.D+	+	+	–	++

^aIn vitro protease activity (plate assay): +represents hydrolysis; − represents no hydrolysis

^bIn vitro cellulase activity: + represents 10–15 mm wide clear zone; ++ represents 15–20 mm wide clear zone; +++ represents >20 mm wide clear zone